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Then take a look at these 10 idioms connected with the Olympic games.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Go the distance<\/h2>\n<p>To complete something difficult.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">She <strong>went the distance<\/strong> and finished the marathon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">He trained hard to <strong>go the distance<\/strong> in the race.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Bring home the bacon<\/h2>\n<p>To achieve success or win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">She worked hard to <strong>bring home the bacon<\/strong> in the finals.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">The team trained every day to <strong>bring home the bacon<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Step up to the plate<\/h2>\n<p>To take responsibility or action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">When the team needed a leader, she <strong>stepped up to the plate<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">He <strong>stepped up to the plate<\/strong> and helped win the match.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Hit the ground running<\/h2>\n<p>To start something quickly and with enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">She <strong>hit the ground running<\/strong> on her first day of training.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">The new coach <strong>hit the ground running<\/strong> with new strategies.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Throw in the towel<\/h2>\n<p>To give up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">He refused to <strong>throw in the towel<\/strong> despite the injury.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">She never <strong>throws in the towel<\/strong>, no matter how tough it gets.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Leave no stone unturned<\/h2>\n<p>To do everything possible to achieve a goal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">The coach <strong>left no stone unturned<\/strong> in preparing for the Olympics.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">She <strong>left no stone unturned<\/strong> to improve her performance.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Jump the gun<\/h2>\n<p>To start too early.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">He <strong>jumped the gun<\/strong> and was disqualified from the race.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">The swimmer <strong>jumped the gun<\/strong> and had to start over.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">Go for broke<\/h2>\n<p>To risk everything to try and win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">She decided to <strong>go for broke<\/strong> in her final jump.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">He <strong>went for broke<\/strong> in the last lap of the race.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">On the right track<\/h2>\n<p>Doing something correctly or well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">Her coach said she is <strong>on the right track<\/strong> with her training.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">The team is <strong>on the right track<\/strong> to win the championship.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;\">No pain, no gain<\/h2>\n<p>You have to work hard to achieve success.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineXp\">Her trainer reminded her, <strong>no pain, no gain<\/strong>, during workouts.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineXp\" style=\"margin-bottom: 50px;\">He believes in the saying, <strong>no pain, no gain<\/strong>, to stay motivated.<\/div>\n<p>Did you enjoy exploring Olympic idioms? Don\u2019t forget to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/15-baseball-idioms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baseball idioms<\/a> too!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ml-embedded\" data-form=\"yvNSLY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Banery_reklamowe_nowe-copy-17.png\" alt=\"Start learning English with ELLA\" width=\"1499\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16585\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Olympic Idioms Have you been watching the Olympic games? Then take a look at these 10 idioms connected with the Olympic games. Go the distance To complete something difficult. She went the distance and finished the marathon. He trained hard to go the distance in the race. 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